war and peace
- Created by: robert pyne
- Created on: 10-04-14 18:45
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- War and Peace
- Religions and Peace
- Right action: non-violence and peace
- Non-violence= good karma eg Gandhi
- "Paradise is for... those who curb their anger and forgive their fellow men" Qur'an 3:134
- "if your enemy is hungry give him food to eat; if he is thirsty give him water to drink" Proverbs 25:21
- "Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be sons of God" Matthew 5:9
- Put up with violence 3 times. the fourth time god will defend you. (taught by Guru Nanak)
- Religions and war
- Mahayana buddhists believe it can be right if motivated by love and are willing to accept spiritual consequences
- "for a warrior (Kshytriyas), nothing is greater than a war against evil
- "The person who struggles so that Allah's word is supreme is the one serving Allah's cause" Hadith
- "Eye for an eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot" Exodus 21:24
- "When all efforts to restore peace prove useless and no words avail, lawful is the flash of steel, it is right to draw the sword
- Just war: a war that the Christian church defines as acceptable.
- lawful cause
- Lawfully declared
- have good intention
- last resort
- have a reasonable chance of success
- fought by just means
- only if good will outweigh evil
- Holy War: fighting for a religious cause
- Controlled by a religious leader
- The Crusades
- Have religious aims
- The Crusades
- Have religious aims
- spiritual reward
- Controlled by a religious leader
- Religions and Peace
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